Ink bottle or container



Jan; 244, 1928. 1,657,168

W. L. MARRIAN INK BOTTLE 0R CONTAINER Filed Feb. 24. 192.7

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Patented Jan. 24,1928. i i I 7 1,657 1 UNITED STATES PATENT I WILLIAM LYON MARRIAN', on mammalian, llillflfLANlfi): r 1 i INK BOTTLE on CONTAINER. i i Application ma February 24, 1927, Serial No. 17051521116 in Great Britain with 24, 1926.

This invention relates to ink bottles or and being separately and removably fitted 50 containers of the type which comprises in therein as shown'for instance in Figures 1 combination with the main chamber a and 8.

smaller supplementary trap chamber associ- The separately fitted trap chamber may 5 ated with the neck and stopper of the bottle be madein glass or earthenware,correspond so as to provide a removable internal diping to the material of .thebottle or container 55 ping well which is filled when the bottle is a, or it may alternatively be made in metal, first tilted and then returned to normal poor in rubber, vulcanite, or other suitable masition, terial. In either case the separate trap According to the present invention there is chamber a is closed at the bottom and open provided an ink bottle or container, of the at the top, and is retained in position within 60 type referred to, comprising a body enelosor beneath the neck ormouth of the bottle ing a main chamber, a stoppered cylindrical or container, by a cylindrical or slightly tapneck upstanding therefrom, a trap chamber ered annular upper rim 0 engageable fricdisposed within or beneath said neck, an extionally within the wallet the neck or mouth ternal annular flange on the upper end of the, b, as shown in Figure l, or bearing upon an 65 trap chamber, slidably fitted within said annular shoulder 6 provided within the neck, and lateral ink ports and airports disneck or mouth as shown inFigure 3. The posed in circumferentially spaced relation in necessary passage Z for the ink is provided the said trap chamber. vby reducing the externaldiameter-of the in- In order that this invention may be clearly termediate and lower arts or the trap chain- 70 understood and readily carried into practice, ber 0, and byproviding lateral openingsc reference may be had to the appended exthrough the wall of this reduced part, in a planatory sheet of drawings upon which position towards the top, for exampleimme- Figure 1 is a partly sectionalelevation of diately beneath the a'nnular upper rim .0 as an ink bottle or container having the present shown in Figures 1 to 5, or by providing invention applied. J equivalent peripheral openings 0 in said rim Figure 2 is a plan of Figure 1, in section a as shown in Figure 6.1 This reduced part on the line 22. a of the trap chamber 0 is preferably of cyl- Figure 3 is a partlysectional elevation of indrioal or slightly taperingform as shown,

an ink bottle or container having the inven but it maybe of an other convenient form. 80 tion applied in a slightly modified form.- In a furthermod-i cati'on ;(Figure' 5)" the Figure 4 is an elevation in perspective of separately fitted trap chamber c'may'be the ink trap chamber shown in Figures 1 formed witha'downwardly tapering annuto 3, V lar shoulder efbeneath the rimic tjhis 'shoul F1 ure 5 1s a sectional elevatum of a modider ,0 converging towards the, nterior ot S5 fied orm vof ink trap chamber. the trap chamber to "provide an additional Figure 6 is an elevation inporspective of means of, ensuring theffilling of the trap. a still further modified form of ink ftrap The method of using the device is as folchamber. i IOWSP-T' Q t I In carrying the invention into effect, the The usual stopper "e' i's firstjinserted, and ink bottle or container a may beef anyordiin the case of a full supply of ink't he bottle nary or suitable form, eitherwith an elonor container!) is tilted sideways, causing ink gated neck 6 (Figure 1) or witlranordinary "toflow into and fill the neck I; or b and trap neck 5 (Figure 3). Within or beneath the chamber a so .as to displace the'air therein, neck or mouth of the bottle orcon'tain-er is and when the bottle'as returned to itsupprovided-:a trap chamber a of relatively rightposition the necessary small Quantity small capacity, this trap {chamber 0 being ofthis ink is positively retainedw1tli1nthe closed at the bottom and'openat-thetop, trap chamber Q0, up to the level: of the openings therein. In case the main supply ofink has been considerably reduced the bottle or container a is inverted, causing ink to flow into the space between the trap chamber a and the stopper 6 (which space is preferably at least equal to the capacity of the trap chamber), and when the bottle is returned to its upright position the necessary small quantity of this ink is diverted into and positively retained within the trap chamber c, up to the level of the openings therein.

It will be seen therefore that the trap chamber 0 is adapted to serve asan auxiliary inkwell, or as a reliable, clean, and advantageous means of filling a fountain pen. The trap chamber'c may be refilled'as required from the bulk of ink in the bottle or container a, and is of such a form that the entire supply of ink may be utilized without any liability to waste or leakage, no matter what may be the shape and size of the bottle or container. It will further be seen that the openings or passages governing the filling of the trap chamber 0 also permit of the bottle or container being filled in the ordinary manner, and that ink may be poured out of the bottle or container quite freely.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An ink bottle or container which comprises, in combination, a body, a main storage chamber within said body, a stoppered cylindrical neck upstanding from said body, a removabletrap chamber disposed within said neck, an external annular flange on the upper end ofsaid trap chamber, slidably fitted within said neck, and lateral ink ports and air ports disposed in circnmferentially spaced relation in said trap chamber, the trap chamber being adapted to constitute-a removable internal dipping well which is filled when the bottle or container is first tilted and then returned to normal position.

2. An ink bottle or container which comprises, in combination, a body, a main storage chamber within said body, a stoppered cyclindrical neck upstanding from said body, an internal annular shoulder at the lower end of said neck, a removable trap chamber disposed within said neck, an external annular flange on the upper end of said trap chamber, slidably fitted within said neck so as to bear upon said shoulder, and

lateral ink ports and air ports disposed in circumferentially spaced relation in said chamber, the trap chamber being adapted to constitute a removable internal dipping well which is filled when the bottle or container is first tilted and then returned to normal position.

3. An ink bottle or container which comprises, in combination, .a bod a main storage chamber within said bo a sto pered oyclindrical neck upstanding fi om sai body,

a removable trap chamber disposed within said neck, an external flange on the upper end of said trap chamber, slidably fitted within said neck, and cireumferentially spaced slotted openings constituting lateral ink ports and air ports on the upper part of the wall of said trap chamber, the trap chamber being adapted to constitute a removable internal dipping well which is filled when the bottle or container is first tilted and then returned to normal position.

4. An ink bottle or container which comprises, in combination, a bod a main storage chamber within said bo y, a stoppered cylindrical neck upstanding from said body, an internal annular shoulder at the lower end of said neck, a removable trap chamber disposed within said neck, an external annular flange on the upper end of said trap chamber, slidably fitted within said neck so as to bear upon said shoulder, and circumferentially spaced slotted openings constituting lateral ink ports and air ports in the upper part of the wall of said trap chamber, the trap chamber being adapted to constitute a removable internal dipping well which is filled when the bottle or container is first tilted and then returned to normal osition.

.5. An ink bottle or container which comprises, in combination, a body, a main storage chamber within said body, a stoppered cylindrical neck upstanding from said body, a removable trap chamber disposed within said neck, an external annular flange on the upper end of said trap chamber, slidably fitted within said neck, and circumferentially spaced ink ports and air ports provided by peripheral openings in the flange of said trap chamber. the trap chamber being adapted to constitute a' removable internal dipping well which is filled when the bottle or container is first tilted and then returned to normal position.

6. An ink bottle or container which co1nprises, in combination, a body, a main storage chamber within said body, a stoppered cylindrical neck upstanding from said body,

a removable trap chamber disposed within said neck, an external annular flange on the upper end of said trap chamber, slidably fitted within said neck, a downwardly tapering annular shoulder converging from said flange towards the interior of said trap chamber, and lateral ink ports and air ports disposed in circumferentially spaced relation in said trap chamber, the trap chamber being adapted to constitute a removable internal dipping well which is filled when the bottle or container is first tilted and then O returned to normal position.

7. An ink bottle or container which comprises, in comblnation, a bodv, a mam storage chamber within said y, a sto ered cylindrical neck ulpstandiug from sai y, an internalannu a-r shoulder at the lower ing annular shoulder converging from said flange towards the interior of said trap chamber, and lateral ink ports and air ports disposed in circumferentially spaced relation in said trap chamber, the trap chamber 10 being adapted to constitute a removable internal dipping well which is filled when the bottle or container is first tilted and then returned to normal position.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set 15 my hand. v

WILLIAM LYON MARRIAN. 

